How can an array help me multiply?

NARRATOR: Hello Snoot.

SNOOT: (ALIEN LANGUAGE)

NARRATOR: What have you got there?

SNOOT: (ALIEN LANGUAGE)

NARRATOR: Oh, meebs… and not just any meebs, but jumping meebs!

That's quite a collection.

How many are there altogether?

SNOOT: (ALIEN LANGUAGE)

NARRATOR: Thank you Snoot.

Having them lined up like this makes them easier to count.

You've got four rows of meebs, with 3 meebs in each row.

So all together that's 4 times 3, which equals 12.

FIN: (ALIEN LANGUAGE)

NARRATOR: Hello Fin, do you want to count them another way?

FIN: (ALIEN LANGUAGE)

NARRATOR: I thought you might…

From where you're standing you can see 3 rows of meebs, with 4 meebs in each row.

So you prefer to multiply 3 times 4, which equals…

12 as well.

SNOOT: (ALIEN LANGUAGE)

NARRATOR: Of course Snoot, it's exactly the same as what you had.

From where you're standing, you can see 4 rows of 3, but from where Fin’s standing, there are 3 rows of 4.

But it doesn’t matter if you multiply 3 times 4 or 4 times 3.

The answer will always be the same.

NARRATOR: Now then, let’s see what these meebs can do.

SNOOT: (ALIEN LANGUAGE)

Oh dear…

Meeb down.